UNSTRUCTURED Field Experience Log & Reflection

Instructional Technology Department

Candidate:
Kali Alford

Mentor/Title:
Dr. Tammy Powel

Course:

School/District:
Riverwood High
School/Fulton
Professor/Semester:

Intro to Online Learning

Dr. Vega Summer 15

Part I: Log
(This log contains space for up to 5 different field experiences for your 10 hours. You may only need one! If you have fewer field
experiences, just delete the extra rows. If you have more than 5 field experiences, please copy and paste additional rows. Thank you!)
Date(s)
6/15/15-7/22/15

1st Field Experience Activity/Time

Worked as graduate assistant in the office of distance education.
Assisted professors with designing and developing online courses
and activities

PSC/ISTE Standard(s)
5.3 Program Evaluation
Candidates design and
implement program
evaluations to determine
the overall effectiveness of
professional learning on
deepening teacher content
knowledge, improving
teacher pedagogical skills
and/or increasing student
learning. (PSC 5.3/ISTE
4c)
3.6 Selecting and
Evaluating Digital Tools
& Resources
Candidates collaborate
with teachers and
administrators to select
and evaluate digital tools
and resources for accuracy,
suitability, and
compatibility with the
school technology

Reflection
(Minimum of 3-4 sentences per question)

1. Briefly describe the field

experience. What did you learn about
technology facilitation and leadership
from completing this field experience?

I was unable to complete all of the

online teaching track classes.
Because of this, I knew very little
regarding instructional design prior
to this experience. From this I
learned the basic tenants of course
design. This helped me
tremendously in learning how to put
course together for various learning
subjects outside of my own.

2. How did this learning relate to the

knowledge (what must you know),
skills (what must you be able to do)
and dispositions (attitudes, beliefs,
enthusiasm) required of a technology
facilitator or technology leader?
(Refer to the standards you selected in
Part I. Use the language of the PSC
standards in your answer and reflect

infrastructure. (PSC
3.6/ISTE 3f)

on all 3knowledge, skills, and

dispositions.)
Because of the growing interest in
teaching courses online, or teaching
them in blended format. It has become
an important pedagogy for technology
coaches to know. There are various skills
that go into course design. Much of
which I was able to learn through this
experience.

DIVERSITY
(Place an X in the box representing the race/ethnicity and subgroups involved in this field experience.)

Ethnicity

P-12 Faculty/Staff
P-2

Race/Ethnicity:
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Native American/Alaskan Native

White
Multiracial
Subgroups:
Students with Disabilities
Limited English Proficiency
Eligible for Free/Reduced Meals

3-5

6-8

P-12 Students
9-12

P-2

3-5

6-8

9-12

3. Describe how this field experience

impacted school improvement, faculty
development or student learning at
your school. How can the impact be
assessed?
I will be using the skills that I learned
while performing this job. To create an
online course to facilitate professional
learning and assess how the skills and
strategies are being used afterward.